3 min readKolkataJun 2, 2026 01:40 PM IST
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s parents have approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking to quash a notice issued by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) over alleged unauthorised construction at their residence.
The case is listed to be heard by the vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday.
After the new BJP government came to power in West Bengal, the KMC in May served notices on 17 properties owned or co-owned by Abhishek Banerjee in areas within its jurisdiction.
On Monday, Abhishek’s father, Amit, and mother, Lata, filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court challenging the notice. According to sources, the plea states that their residence at 29-C, Harish Chatterjee Street, was legally constructed. It adds that despite being an authorised structure, the KMC had issued a notice alleging illegal construction.
The KMC notices were issued under section 400(1) of the KMC Act, 1980, which allows owners of alleged illegal constructions an opportunity to appear before civic authorities and present their case.
Copies of the notices had been pasted on the walls of such properties. Two residences of the Diamond Harbour MP—one at 188A, Harish Mukherjee Road, and the other at 121, Kalighat Road—were also under the KMC scanner.
Regarding the property at Harish Mukherjee Road, a notice was served to Leaps & Bounds Private Limited, reportedly owned by the Banerjee family. In the case of the property at Kalighat Road, the notice was served to Abhishek’s mother, Lata. Later, KMC sources said, Abhishek Banerjee sought two weeks to respond to the notices.
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The new BJP government in the state has become highly proactive against illegal constructions. Several illegally built structures across Tangra, Topsia, Kasba, and Beleghata have been demolished by bulldozers.
Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee had expressed displeasure over the issuance of these notices during a meeting with KMC—the civic body is controlled by the TMC—councillors. At the time, Mayor Firhad Hakim had said that he was unaware of the matter and that the notices had been issued by the KMC’s Building Department.
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